Evia is the second largest island in Greece and the sixth largest in the Mediterranean. The area of the island is 3,654 sq.km. and extends along the northeastern mainland of Central Greece, from the Gulf of Malia to the opposite coast of Rafina, separated from it by the Evian Sea.
Its shape is oblong and flattened at both ends and around its middle. It extends from the northwest to the southeast, having a total length of 180 km and a width ranging from 8 to 50 km. To the northwest it is separated from Fthiotida and Magnesia through the Oreos canal, whilst to the south it is separated from Boeotia and Attica through the Evian Gulf. To the southeast It is separated from Andros by the Strait of Kafireas. Its northern and northeastern coasts are bathed by the Aegean Sea.
